EP1194083A4 - Intensificateur de lumiere logarithmique utilise avec des protheses retiniennes implantees avec un photorecepteur et ces protheses - Google Patents

Intensificateur de lumiere logarithmique utilise avec des protheses retiniennes implantees avec un photorecepteur et ces protheses

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EP1194083A4
EP1194083A4 EP00917743A EP00917743A EP1194083A4 EP 1194083 A4 EP1194083 A4 EP 1194083A4 EP 00917743 A EP00917743 A EP 00917743A EP 00917743 A EP00917743 A EP 00917743A EP 1194083 A4 EP1194083 A4 EP 1194083A4
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prosthetics
eye
photoreceptor
proper adjustment
thresholds
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Robert J Greenberg
Abraham N Seidman
Josehph H Schulman
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Vivani Medical Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/36046—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of the eye
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/08—Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception

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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
EP00917743A 1999-03-24 2000-03-03 Intensificateur de lumiere logarithmique utilise avec des protheses retiniennes implantees avec un photorecepteur et ces protheses Expired - Lifetime EP1194083B1 (fr)

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EP06026157A EP1864690A3 (fr) 1999-03-24 2000-03-03 Intensificateur de lumière logarithmique pour prothèses rétiniennes implantées et reposant sur des photorécepteurs, ainsi que ces mêmes prothèses

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US12587499P 1999-03-24 1999-03-24
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PCT/US2000/005753 WO2000056244A2 (fr) 1999-03-24 2000-03-03 Intensificateur de lumiere logarithmique utilise avec des protheses retiniennes implantees avec un photorecepteur et ces protheses

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EP1194083A4 true EP1194083A4 (fr) 2005-02-02
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EP (1) EP1194083B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4384363B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE361041T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU780183B2 (fr)
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